8.15 TALKING ABOUT THE PAST: The Imperfect Tense - Irregular Verbs

Some verbs have irregular conjugations in the imperfect tense. Following, are some of the more frecuently used ones.

SER – To be

Yo era – I was/used to be Tú eras – You were/used to be (informal)Usted era – You were/used to be (formal)Él/Ella era – He/She was/used to beNosotros/Nosotras éramos – We were/used to beUstedes eran – You were/used to beEllos/Ellas eran – They were/used to be

Cuando (yo) era niño (yo) veía mucha televisión – When I was a child I used to watch a lot of TV¿Qué hacías cuando eras niño? – We did you do when you were a child?Cuando vivía en Colombia, era policía – When he lived in Colombia he used to be a policemanCuando éramos jóvenes, jugábamos fútbol todos los días – When we were young we used to play soccer every day. En Madrid, ellas eran bailarinas – In Madrid, they were dancers

(Yo) iba a la escuela todos los días – I used to go to school every day¿Ibas con tus padres? – You used to go with your parents?Íbamos siempre juntos – We always used to go togetherEllos iban a la biblioteca los miércoles – They used to go to the library on Wednesdays

Yo veía – I saw/used to seeTú veías – You saw/used to seeUsted veía – You saw/used to seeÉl/Ella veía – He/She saw/used to seeNosotros/Nosotras veíamos – We saw/used to seeUstedes veían – You saw/used to seeEllos/Ellas veían – They saw/used to see

(Yo) veía tu hermano todos los días – I used to see your brother every day¿Veías este carro afuera? – You used to see this car outside?Ella veía mucha gente por la noche – She used to see a lot of people here at nightVeíamos muchos animales aquí – We used to see a lot of animals here Ellos veían sus parientes frequentemente – They used to see their relatives often